1980 Southern 500

Network: ABC

Date and time: September 6, 1980, 5:00 PM

Format: Tape-delayed

Length: 45 minutes

The Southern 500 was shown in a 45 minute form a week after running on ABC's Wide World of Sports, alongside Legendary Pool Players Trick Shot Wizardry. One unique feature of the broadcast was a camera inside NASCAR's Race Control center, which was very rare for the time.

Personnel:

Announcers: Jim Lampley, Sam Posey

Pit reporter: Chris Economaki

Executive producer: Roone Arledge

Coordinating producer: Dennis Lewin

Producer: Michael Pearl

Director: Larry Kamm

Associate director: Joel Feld

Technical directors: Joe Schiavo, Dave Fee

Studio coordinator: Carol Lehti

Technical manager: Bill Freiberger

Unit manager: Bob Czinke